This site hate me I had a long note to you then for some reason I got kicked off the site, just as I tried to save and post.

I have not McTavished yet since I am just starting to learn how to machine quilt on my domestic machine. I am working my way through all my DVDs practicing the easiet hopefully working to the hardest pattern. I want to teach my muscles , hand -eye coordination how to move with the fabric.

I am making a sofa throw using a quilt and go method... ( FUN AND DONE patterns) Each 15 x12 block is machine quilted, then I sew the backing together and fold it over to form the sashing. This way I am not wasting fabric and batting. Of course I only do this with my best (to date) workmanship. Any ugly patterns are turned into pot holders and trivets... the reallllllly bad ones are used to check my machine tension.

I am working my way through all the DVD and on line video pattern I can find... Sharon Schambers ( I love her basting ...) Ricky Timms Grand Finale, Patsy Thompson's basic, feathers and Vines & leaves DVDs... I am also trying Mary Masuta's FOOLPROOF MACHINE QUILTING TECHNIQUE using contact paper. When I am done with this project I should feel ready to tackle some real quilts.

Lady Rags, I do not know why and no one can give me an answer but if you have been on for 2 hours the site will make you log in again - I am going to again address this with the administrators and see if they can do something.

It does sound like you are having fun learning machine quilting. It is practice practice practice as far as I can see.